Package fastener and carrier.



No. 736,630. PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903. E. F. PRIDDAT.

PACKAGE FASTENER AND CARRIER.

APPLIOAIION IILED'DEO. 22. 1902.

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UNiTFlD STATES iatentecl August 18,1903;

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PACKAGE FASTENER AN D CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,630, dated August18, 1903.

Application filed December 22,1902. Serial No. 136,233. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNST, F. PRIDDAT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Package Fasteners and Carriers,of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a combination fastener and carrier forpackages; and my primary object is to provide a simple and inexpensivedevice of this character which will serve as a tie-fastener in theoperation of tying a package and as a secure handle for the packageafter thetyingoperation is complete.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention in its preferred formand show the manner in which it is applied to a package.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package havingitstie secured by my improved combination fastener and handle; Fig. 2, asectional view of the device, taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1;Fig. 3, a view showing the device laid upon one side, as it is inattaching the cord and making the first loop; Fig. 4, a View showing itturned over, as it is after making the second loop; Fig. 5, a side viewof the'device, showing a modification of the handle; and Fig. 6, asection taken as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 5.

IVhile it will be obvious that the device may be modified variously bothin form and other respects, I shall now, for clearness of understanding,describe it minutely in the form shown.

A represents a package, B the improved combination fastener and handle,and O the cord or tie used in connection with the device.

The improved device comprises a sheetmetal member having its centralportion cut out, its upper portion curled over to form a handle a, andits base equipped with twineengaging hooks, tongues, or retainers a a aThehooksare formed by bendingsuitable ears or lugs with which the blankis provided at its lower edge back upon the base portion a of thedevice. The hook 0/ lies on one side of the device and the other twohooks on the opposite side of the base portion; but the bottoms of thegrooves which they form with the basc-that is, the bearings-aro insubstantial alinement. The central hearing or groove-bottom is convex onits upper sur face, as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. 3, so as toafford a rounded surface over which a cord may be drawn freely intightening. At the upper edge of the base portion are provided twoopposed twine-gripping slots a at, opening away from each other. Thelower margin of the base portion is cut away or concaved between thehooks, so that the latter project somewhat to facilitate in placing thecord over the hooks a a while the device is in the position indicated inFig. .3.

The device may be applied as follows: Secure one end of the cord to thebook a by passing the cord through the groove in the direction indicatedby the large arrow in Fig. 1, then wrap about the base of the hook andpass through the groove again rest the device upon the package, asindicated, then pass the cord lengthwise about the package to form theloop 0, lay the device upon its side, as indicated in Fig. 3, and passthe cord over the hooks a a in the order named, slightly lifting thedevice to permit, then d raw the loop taut,then pass transversely aboutthe package to form the loop 0, then through the channel at (1 drawingtaut over the bearing thereat, then about the base of the tongue a andthrough the channel again, then through the cord-gripping slot a andfinally through the slot at, which serves both as a cordgripping andsevering notch whereat the cord maybe snapped.

When the handle is applied in the manner described, it stands out atright angles to the package, so that it may be grasped conveniently.Owing to the shape and springiness of the tongue or hook ait acts as aretainer, which serves alone to secure the cord when the latter iswrapped, as described. The other tongues also have a yielding grippingaction which prevents displacement of the cord, but does not interferewith the tightening operation.

In the modification of Figs. 5 and 6, B represents a device having thesame structure and characteristics as the device B, except that thehandle I) is formed by curling the metal punched from the centralportion of the device in the manner illustrated.

It will be obvious that the form of the improved device may be variouslymodified and that changes in details of construction, all Within thespirit of my invention, may be made. Hence no undue limitation should beunderstood from the foregoing detailed description which has been givenfor clearness of understanding only.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Acombination handle and fastener,com-

prising a handle with three substantially alined twine-bearings, theintermediate bearing formed with an open laterally and upwardly turnedhook over which the twine may be drawn in tightening the cord and informing a transverse loop, suitable means being provided for fasteningthe ends of the twine, for the purpose set forth.

2. A combination handle and fastener comprising a handle, and three ormore substantially alined cord-bearings, and equipped with acord-gripping slot adjacent to the intermediate bearing, for the purposeset forth.

3. A combination handle and fastener comprising a handle, three or moresubstantially alined cord-bearings, and two opposed twinegripping slotsadjacent to the intermediate bearing, for the purpose set forth.

4. A device of the character described, co mprising a handle portion anda base portion formed integrally with three or more laterallyprojectingupturned tongues, said tongues being on opposite sides of said baseportion, for the purpose set forth.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a handle portion anda base portion formed integrally with three laterally-projectingupturned tongues, one of the end tongues being on one side of said baseportion and the other tongues on the opposite side thereof, andtwine-gripping slots flanking the intermediate bearing, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

6. A device of the character described, comprising substantiallyparallel handle and base portions connected by end strips, andlaterally-upturned tongues u pon said base portion, including anintermediate tongue, and suitable means for securing the ends of thetwine, for the purpose set forth.

7. Adevice of the character described, comprising a handle, base portionand tongues formed integrally from a sheet-metal piece, the intermediateportion of the piece being removed to afford an opening for the fingers,suitable means being provided for securing the ends of the twine, forthe purpose set forth.

8. A device of the character described, comprising substantiallyparallel handle and base portions connected by end strips,tonguesconnected with the lateral edge of the base portion, and atwine-gripping slot at the upper edge of the base portion, for thepurpose set forth.

ERNST F. PRIDDAT.

In presence of- L. HEISLAR, ALBERT D. BACCI.

